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Dec 16, 20241 min read
Alvin Kamara Day-to-Day with Groin Injury Suffered in Week 15
This is why we’ve been talking about making sure the handcuffs to all of the top running backs are rostered in your leagues. Kamara...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 3, 20241 min read
Taysom Hill Suffers Torn ACL, To Miss Remainder of 2024 Season
No football player deserves a season-ending, long-term injury like an ACL tear less than Hill, who was beginning to find his feet as a...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 2, 20241 min read
Taysom Hill Suffers Knee Injury, Carted Off
Hill was en route to another solid fantasy outing before he was ruled out with what appeared to be a serious knee injury. A collision...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Chris Olave Carted Off in Week 9 with Concussion
Carr looked Olave’s way early and often in the very limited action that the third-year WR saw against the Panthers before he got him...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 22, 20241 min read
Chris Olave Could Return from Concussion in Week 8 vs Chargers
Olave missed last Thursday’s debacle of an offensive performance against the Broncos in Week 7, but it seems like things could be...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 16, 20241 min read
Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed Ruled Out for Week 7
That Olave was ruled out just a handful of days after sustaining a concussion in Week 6 on Sunday isn’t news to anybody – the league’s...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 13, 20242 min read
Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed Listed as DNP on Estimated Injury Report
Olave exited Sunday’s game early in the contest with a concussion and was quickly ruled out for the rest of the game. Given the fact that...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 12, 20241 min read
Chris Olave Suffers Concussion Early in Week 6, Does Not Return
One of a handful of players to go down early in their respective games and not return, Olave suffered his concussion on just the third...
Upper Hand Staff
Oct 8, 20241 min read
Derek Carr Expected to Miss Multiple Weeks with Oblique Injury
That means it’ll either be QB Jake Haener or Spencer Rattler under center for the foreseeable future - especially given the indefinite...
Upper Hand Staff
Aug 21, 20241 min read
Saints HC Dennis Allen Expresses Doubt in Kendre Miller's 'Ability to Learn the System'
Allen has proven to be a man of many words this offseason, many of which criticize the players on his team – but perhaps no player has...
Upper Hand Staff
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Taysom Hill Could Have Expanded Role in 2024, per HC Dennis Allen
If you’re drafting Alvin Kamara or Chris Olave in your leagues this year, this report might make your skin crawl – and potentially even...
Faraz Siddiqi
May 30, 20243 min read
Go Buy Kendre Miller Today!
I usually don’t like to buy RBs this time of year because a lot can happen between now and the beginning of the season - not so much...
Upper Hand Staff
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Michael Thomas Expected to be Released by Saints
The Michael Thomas falloff will have to be studied in the years to come, as injuries have plagued the former NFL offensive player of the...
Zach Rizzuto
Dec 28, 20232 min read
Chris Olave Thriving in Michael Thomas' Absence
The general consensus on Saints WR Chris Olave is that his 2023 season has left a lot of meat still on the bone, especially when compared...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Chris Olave with Limited Practice on Tuesday After Missing Monday Walkthrough
The fact that Olave was able to at least practice in some capacity Tuesday offers some optimism that he’ll be able to make a return to...
Upper Hand Staff
Dec 19, 20231 min read
Chris Olave Opens Week as DNP with New Orleans Slated to Play on TNF
After missing this past weekend’s game against the Giants in Week 15, Olave faces a quick turnaround in Week 16 with the Saints slated to...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Chris Olave Exits vs Falcons After Stellar First Half with Concussion
Of course the fantasy gods would choose the game where Olave had his third-highest point total on the season through one half of football...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 23, 20231 min read
Derek Carr Practices in Full on Wednesday, Trending Towards Playing Week 12
And just like that, our dreams of seeing what Jameis Winston can do in the Saints offense are killed. According to reports out of Saints...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Michael Thomas (Knee) Placed on IR
Thomas himself hadn’t been very productive at all in a struggling Saints passing attack, but the 18% target share he vacates for the next...
Upper Hand Staff
Nov 14, 20231 min read
Michael Thomas' Knee Injury is "Fairly Significant", Derek Carr Hopeful to Return in Week 12
Thomas has hardly been relevant in fantasy land through ten games this year, failing to finish inside the weekly top-20 on any occasion...
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